Everyone has a different perspective- a different outlook on life. How we all choose to interpret the world we share depends on what lens we use. Our attitudes, choices, and actions are all affected by the angle and way we look out of our own lenses. My lifelooklens varies. One lens stays true to capture all the things in my world. I take pictures of EVERYTHING. I'm glad I do and don't mind if some think my pictures and ramblings are boring. This blog is a glimpse at life through my lens...

Saturday, July 14, 2012

GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN!

Friday Night With Friends

After a long week, we girls needed a
night out- or a night in…didn’t matter where we’d meet up because we were sure
to have a great time. Chelsea and Aubree and Regina…together again at last. It
had been too long since we’d seen each other and we get excited when our busy
schedules allow us to spend some time together. We’ve all got big girl jobs now
and responsibilities that completely stress us out. Luckily, we forgot about
all that this Friday and made the most of our girls’ night…no boys allowed-
except Josh, who awesomely agreed to drive us to satisfy our craving for
Mexican food. It was happy hour when we arrived…and we were happy, too. Sipping
our margaritas and laughing together, we relaxed knowing that our designated driver
would pick us up at our leisure. (We’re
responsible now, that way.) I’ve heard that one should never put pictures
online while holding a grown-up beverage…I think margaritas are the exception
to this rule. I don’t know anyone who hasn’t at least had one in their
lifetime, so these sweet n sour mixtures are far less frowned upon than shots
of liquor, right? Right.

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Ice cold deliciousness.

Crispy chips and savory salsa!

From my margarita’s perspective…here’s
how it sees Chels.

Okay, I use my phone a LOT…However,
Chelsea and Aubree are addicted to their gadgets. I bet if I had an iphone, an
intervention would be necessary for all of us.

Aubree earned her ‘marg’ (as she calls
them, since she likes to shorten words lately), since she exceeded her sales quota to achieve an occupational advancement this
week! (Picture?...Sometimes she growls…that’s normal, don’t worry about it, aye?)

Charming Chelsea chills like a champ. :)

After we finished devouring delicious food, we decided that our night out would
include a stroll to Kroger. We sat outside in cushy patio chairs that
made a useful spot for us to rest our tired feet. People-watching is more fun
with friends who will happily sit by your side on a store’s product display.

Getting dressed up is fun for us, even
if our destination is just down the street. Our choice of high heels as footwear
(especially Aubree’s) had begun to hinder our strides to the store. Next time,
ladies, casual dress and comfy shoes are required. Limping isn’t attractive, no
matter how cute your shoes are- that goes for me, too. (note to self- I move
about more gracefully when wearing flip-flops.)

Señoritas in
Some Sunshine

"Entre lo que
existe y lo que no existe, el espacio es el amor."

~ Anonymous

“Between that which exists and that which does not, is the space called love.”

Some unwelcome attention was received from Subway sandwich
eaters, who watched as we hobbled by them on our Kroger-bound journey.

Black and White and Beautiful, Here's Chelsea's facial expression when she's plotting something...or reading, or doing both of those activities, simultaneously...

Chelsea held up a Lost Dog flyer to humor us by getting a predictable
reaction from our animal-loving Aubree. “It says he has no hind legs, either, Aubree.”
Not that Chels and I think lost pets are a laughing matter- but Aubree’s reaction to
animals in distress is quite entertaining for us. (Maybe we’re just mean.) We love dogs, too…but no one adores canines as much as our Canadian. I think she'd adopt every dog in the world if she only had a house big enough for them...This picture captures Aubs love for animals- no matter how pitiful or disabled their situation. Awwww....mean ole' Chels and Regina, making Aubree nearly cry for lost little doggie, featured on a Kroger flyer.

We hadn’t seen a pay phone for quite some time so we stopped for a
quick photo-op.

Aubree hunched along in pumps whose heel height threatened
her safety and overall ability to walk…It takes skill to operate these sexy
shoes. No matter who wears them, however, time will test one’s endurance on
walks that last over 10 minutes. I think women look incredible in a good pair
of pumps, and our gender’s talent is often taken for granted by males who aren’t
willing (or able) to walk a mile in our shoes.

Example:

“Remember,
Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but she did it backwards and in
high heels.”

- Faith
Whittlesey quote

Josh picked us up
and took us home, where Chels giddily skipped down our driveway. Something
about girls’ night brings out the kid in all of us.

Josh,
on girls’ night…he decided to give us some time to catch up, and headed to his
brother’s house. No boys allowed, remember? I think our girl-talk may have influenced my husband's decision to kick himself out of our exclusively awesome club.

Justin
Bieber music and dancing in the living room commenced as Josh headed out. He
was such a trooper! You know you’ve got
a great guy when he helps you have a great night with just the girls! :)

“A true friend is one who thinks you
are a good egg even if you are half cracked.”

- Bernard Meltzer

"If you have two friends in
your lifetime, you're lucky. If you have one good friend, you're more
than lucky."

--Bryon Douglas, That Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton

I have two incredible friends, which
makes me more lucky than ‘more than lucky’. I’m luckiest, I conclude…to have
Aubree and Chelsea as my best friends. We’re definitely going to schedule more
time together. We’re all strengthened by each other’s individually unique
personalities that, when combined together, create memories to last a lifetime.

~ Dedicated to Aubs and Chels. (We
should probably get together and craft soon.) I love you crazies and am so
thankful for your friendship. ~